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applegrove

(132,611 posts) Fri Apr 17, 2026, 09:10 PM Friday

Bessent's Treasury quietly extended a license allowing Russian oil transactions for another month. [View all]

JUST IN: Two days after saying the U.S. would NOT renew sanctions waivers on Russian or Iranian oil, Bessentâ€™s Treasury quietly extended a license allowing Russian oil transactions for another month.
— MeidasTouch (@meidastouch.com) 2026-04-18T01:06:19.386Z

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Bessent's Treasury quietly extended a license allowing Russian oil transactions for another month. [View all] applegrove Friday OP

He must also be a Russian assset vapor2 Friday #1

Who else thinks Bessent is going to face legal consequences for his involvement Baitball Blogger Friday #2

Senate Democrats say Trump "needs to stop letting Putin play him for a fool" LetMyPeopleVote Saturday #3

Sanctions relief for Russia is extended until May 16, 2026. LetMyPeopleVote Saturday #4

Sometimes I agree that Putin has something on Trump. Something really bad. Buckeyeblue Sunday #5

I was thinking today it was probably money Trump got from Russia via shady real estate deals and the like, applegrove Sunday #6

Makes sense. Trump had lost everything with the bankrupt casinos Buckeyeblue Sunday #7

And I wondered too if the pee scandal, Trump was applegrove Sunday #8

And the thing about the pee pee tapes is that it's a one and done deal Buckeyeblue Sunday #9

Republicans like that Russian payoff money. republianmushroom Sunday #10